US anti-Nazi boycott stamp with a Star of David and a Nazi wolf

Identifier
irn90230
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.505.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

overall: Height: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)

Archival History

The stamp was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, The Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Acquisition Fund

Funding Note: The acquisition of this artifact was made possible by the Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Acquisition Fund.

Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scope and Content

Red, white, and blue single poster stamp or sticker issued to promote a boycott of Hitler. It depicts a snarling Nazi dog barred from entering a chained gate marked brotherhood of man, guarded by an American eagle. After Hitler came to power in Germany in January 1933, several organizations in the United States sponsored campaigns urging people to not buy or support Nazi related products. Among the groups calling for boycotts of Nazi Germany were the American League for the Defense of Jewish Rights, the Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League to Champion Human Rights, and the Joint Boycott Council.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Square poster stamp on white paper with a red, white, and blue graphic design. The slogan is printed across the top. Below on the left is a chained gate with a blue background and a spread wing American eagle perched on a shield, above a brotherhood of mankind sign, with another slogan at the bottom. On the top right is a blue panel with a white Star of David; below are 2 tablets with Roman numerals for the 10 Commandments on a red background, partly blocked by a snarling dog or wolf, in left profile, with a swastika band around its midsection. It has 2 perforated edges where it was separated from a sheet of stamps.

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Genre

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